diff --git a/applications/solvers/compressible/rhoPimpleFoam/pcEqn.H b/applications/solvers/compressible/rhoPimpleFoam/pcEqn.H
index 55be311749..867fb9f641 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/compressible/rhoPimpleFoam/pcEqn.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/compressible/rhoPimpleFoam/pcEqn.H
@@ -109,19 +109,11 @@ K = 0.5*magSqr(U);
 if (pressureControl.limit(p))
 {
     p.correctBoundaryConditions();
-    thermo.correctRho(psi*p - psip0, rhoMin, rhoMax);
-    rho = thermo.rho();
-}
-else if (pimple.SIMPLErho())
-{
-    thermo.correctRho(psi*p - psip0, rhoMin, rhoMax);
-    rho = thermo.rho();
-}
-else
-{
-    thermo.correctRho(psi*p - psip0, rhoMin, rhoMax);
 }
 
+thermo.correctRho(psi*p - psip0, rhoMin, rhoMax) ;
+rho = thermo.rho();
+
 if (thermo.dpdt())
 {
     dpdt = fvc::ddt(p);
diff --git a/applications/solvers/compressible/rhoPimpleFoam/rhoPimpleDyMFoam/pEqn.H b/applications/solvers/compressible/rhoPimpleFoam/rhoPimpleDyMFoam/pEqn.H
index ed802ba6d2..df14de0e76 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/compressible/rhoPimpleFoam/rhoPimpleDyMFoam/pEqn.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/compressible/rhoPimpleFoam/rhoPimpleDyMFoam/pEqn.H
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-rho = thermo.rho();
+if (!pimple.SIMPLErho())
+{
+    rho = thermo.rho();
+}
+
+// Thermodynamic density needs to be updated by psi*d(p) after the
+// pressure solution
+const volScalarField psip0(psi*p);
 
 volScalarField rAU(1.0/UEqn.A());
 surfaceScalarField rhorAUf("rhorAUf", fvc::interpolate(rho*rAU));
@@ -92,9 +99,11 @@ K = 0.5*magSqr(U);
 if (pressureControl.limit(p))
 {
     p.correctBoundaryConditions();
-    rho = thermo.rho();
 }
 
+thermo.correctRho(psi*p - psip0, rhoMin, rhoMax);
+rho = thermo.rho();
+
 {
     rhoUf = fvc::interpolate(rho*U);
     surfaceVectorField n(mesh.Sf()/mesh.magSf());
diff --git a/etc/controlDict b/etc/controlDict
index a2302326dc..72112b0ddc 100644
--- a/etc/controlDict
+++ b/etc/controlDict
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ DebugSwitches
     flowRateInletVelocity   0;
     fluxCorrectedVelocity   0;
     foamChemistryReader 0;
-    foamFile            0;
     forceCoeffs         0;
     forces              0;
     fourth              0;
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/global/argList/argList.C b/src/OpenFOAM/global/argList/argList.C
index 97b7c091b0..e111b33067 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/global/argList/argList.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/global/argList/argList.C
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ License
 #include "sigInt.H"
 #include "sigQuit.H"
 #include "sigSegv.H"
+#include "endian.H"
 
 #include <cctype>
 
@@ -53,6 +54,22 @@ Foam::string::size_type Foam::argList::usageMin = 20;
 Foam::string::size_type Foam::argList::usageMax = 80;
 Foam::word Foam::argList::postProcessOptionName("postProcess");
 
+// file-scope
+// Hint about machine endian, OpenFOAM label and scalar sizes
+static const std::string archHint =
+(
+#ifdef WM_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+    "LSB"
+#elif defined (WM_BIG_ENDIAN)
+    "MSB"
+#else
+    "???"
+#endif
+    ";label="  + std::to_string(8*sizeof(Foam::label))
+  + ";scalar=" + std::to_string(8*sizeof(Foam::scalar))
+);
+
+
 Foam::argList::initValidTables::initValidTables()
 {
     argList::addOption
@@ -622,6 +639,7 @@ void Foam::argList::parse
         {
             IOobject::writeBanner(Info, true)
                 << "Build  : " << Foam::FOAMbuild << nl
+                << "Arch   : " << archHint << nl
                 << "Exec   : " << argListStr_.c_str() << nl
                 << "Date   : " << dateString.c_str() << nl
                 << "Time   : " << timeString.c_str() << nl
@@ -1228,7 +1246,8 @@ void Foam::argList::printUsage() const
     Info<< nl
         <<"Using: OpenFOAM-" << Foam::FOAMversion
         << " (see www.OpenFOAM.com)" << nl
-        <<"Build: " << Foam::FOAMbuild << nl
+        << "Build: " << Foam::FOAMbuild << nl
+        << "Arch:  " << archHint << nl
         << endl;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
index 6ce30fd57f..a904f8092b 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void Foam::fvMesh::storeOldVol(const scalarField& V)
                     *this,
                     IOobject::NO_READ,
                     IOobject::NO_WRITE,
-                    true
+                    false
                 ),
                 *this,
                 dimVolume
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ Foam::fvMesh::fvMesh(const IOobject& io)
                 time().timeName(),
                 *this,
                 IOobject::MUST_READ,
-                IOobject::AUTO_WRITE,
-                true
+                IOobject::NO_WRITE,
+                false
             ),
             *this
         );
@@ -869,6 +869,11 @@ bool Foam::fvMesh::writeObject
         // solver smooth restart using second order time schemes.
         //ok = phiPtr_->oldTime().write();
     }
+    if (V0Ptr_ && V0Ptr_->writeOpt() == IOobject::AUTO_WRITE)
+    {
+        // For second order restarts we need to write V0
+        ok = V0Ptr_->write();
+    }
 
     return ok && polyMesh::writeObject(fmt, ver, cmp);
 }
diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/reactingFoam/RAS/SandiaD_LTS/system/sampleDict b/tutorials/combustion/reactingFoam/RAS/SandiaD_LTS/system/sampleDict
index b5fb7d735a..9ad795924b 100644
--- a/tutorials/combustion/reactingFoam/RAS/SandiaD_LTS/system/sampleDict
+++ b/tutorials/combustion/reactingFoam/RAS/SandiaD_LTS/system/sampleDict
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ setFormat raw;
 
 // Surface output format. Choice of
 //      null        : suppress output
-//      foamFile    : separate points, faces and values file
-//      dx          : DX scalar or vector format
+//      foam        : separate points, faces and values file
 //      vtk         : VTK ascii format
 //      raw         : x y z value format for use with e.g. gnuplot 'splot'.
 //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily/system/controlDict b/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily/system/controlDict
index 1335867e72..59da172c16 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily/system/controlDict
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily/system/controlDict
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-DebugSwitches
-{
-    SolverPerformance 2;
-}
-
 application     simpleFoam;
 
 startFrom       startTime;